Plaited drapery



Oct. 26 1926. 1,604,686

E. R. FALKENBERG `PLAITED DRAPERY Filed Jupe 10. 1926 Patented pt. Z6,1926.

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Managt E Q i Parar PLAITED DRAPERY.

Application rueaauiie 1o, 192e. sei-iai No. 115,035.

My object, generally stated, is to simplify, i and greatly reduce thecost of, thev making of plaited draperies, especially in the matter ofproviding on' the draperies the necessary means whereby the draperiesmay be suspended, in the desired position, from the supporting rodstherefor. i

Referring to the accompanying drawings:- l

Figure 1 is a broken view of one end of a. pole for supporting adrapery, the pole being shown as equipped with a draperyhanger, which inpractice wo-uld be provided of a number correspondingwith the number` ofplaits provided on the drapery. Figure 2 is a broken perspective view ofthe upper edge portion of a plaited drapery constructed in accordancewith my invention. Figure 3 is a similar view showing the drapery in thecourse of producing one of the similar plaits; and Figure 4. a brokenperspective view o-f a modification of my invention, the pole beingshown by dott-ed lines. Y l

Referring first to Figure 1, which shows,

merely by way of example, one of the many forms of hanger devices inconnection with which a drapery constructed 1n-v accordance with myinvention may be used, the draperysupporting pole is represented at 5and would be secured in any desirable way, across the window, or otheropening, or area, at which the draperies are to extend. Mounted on thepole 5 are a series of drapery hangers, one only of which is shown,these hangers being provided of a number corresponding with the numberof points at which the drapery is to be supported. The form of hangershown comprises a pair of bars 6 connected together by a shaft 7carrying rollers 8, at which the hanger rests upon the pole 5, the lowerends of the bars 6 being deected inwardly toward the center of the pole5 and thence upwardly and outwardly as shown, at which portions theupwardly opening notches 9 are provided at opposite sides of the pole,the upper extremities of theV bars 6 containing upwardly opening notches10. The notches 9 and 10 are provided for receiving thedrapery-supporting devices carried by the draperies, and provided, asfor example, of button form, to hold ythe draperies located at oppositesides of the pole, in the desired position in which the upper edges ofthe draperies extend above, and cover, the drapery hangers.

-pery would be supported on the pole, repreln the plaiting of thedrapery, in accordance with the preferred'embodiment of my invention,the material from which the drapery is to be formed, is folded uponitself at intervals, corresponding' with the number of plaits to beformed, and pieces of tape, one Y of which is represented at 11, areinserted between the opposing portions of the folds,

yas forl example to the position shown in Fig.

3, and the folded portions of the drapery then stitched, as for examplealong the lines represented at 12, this stitching Vextending through thefolded portions ofthe drapery and through the tape 11. `The stitching 1270 is located remotely from thefolded edge portions 13 of the drapery,and serves not only to define the plait-forming portions of the' draperyandhold the plaitedportions in position, but also to hold the tape inplace, the latter extending rearwardly beyond the plaits, shown. After;stitching the drapery as described, the folded portions bee yond thestitching are pressed down to the position shown in Fig. 2, to'form theplaits 80 as represented by the plait 11i in this figure.

It is intended that the drapery be supportedfrom the tape 11, andinaccordance with the showing in Figure l at two points thereon, as forexample by the buttonsl S5 and 16 provided on the tape and adapted tohook into t-he notches 9. and 10 respectively in the hanger. The draperymay be supported from the tape in any other desirable way however. l

In practice it is preferred `that the tape be preliminarily prepared, asfor example by securing the buttons 15 and 16 thereto, before assemblywith the main portion of the drapery, as this malres for great economyand facilitates the production of the finished article. If desired thetape, with the buttons thereon, or otherwise preliminarily provided withsupporting means, may be supplied to the manufacturers of draperies andin the manufacture of the draperies the tape be cut into the desiredlengths for use.

Referring to the construction shown in Fig. 4, the tape 11, 'instead ofbeing equipped withbuttons for co-operating with a hanger like thatshown in Fig. 1, is provided with a ring, represented at 17, and-sewedbythe thread represented at18 to the free edge yof the tape 11. In thisconstruction the drasented at 5, direct from the ring 17 at each plait14, these rings, if desired., being secured to the tape 1l, preferablyprovided in long lengths, to be cut into pieces, before being sewed intothe plait-forming portions.

It will be manifest from the foregoing that particularly by securing thetape 1l in place by the same stitching which defines the plaitedportions, the labor involved in the producing of the plaited drapery,ready for hanging, is reduced to the minimum, and thus tlieecost ofproducingsuch draperies is greatly minimized.

While I have illustrated and described a particular constructionembodying my iiiventioii, and have described a particular way ofproducing a plaited drapery in accordance with my invention, I do notwish to be understood as intending toV limit it hereto as the structuremay be variously modiiied and altered and the manner of constructing itvariously modified without departing from thespirit of my invention. j

What I claiin as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A drape-ry havingV portions thereoi- 1 wise of said plait-formingportions and 'into the space betweenthe inner portions thereof, andmeans common to said plait-forming portions and to said tape for holdingsaid plait-forming portions in position and said if tape in place.

`forming portions in the drapery wise of, and adjacent to, said plaitedportion, and stitching extending through said plait-forming portions andsaidV tape for holding said plait-forming portions in position and saidtape in place.

4. A drapery having portions thereof folded to :form a plait, tapeextending lengthwise ofsaid plait and into the space between the innerportions thereof, and stitching extending through said plait-formingportions and said tape for holding said plait- .forming portions and tosaid tape for holding' said plait-forming portions in position and saidtape in place.

ed to form a. plait, tape provided with a suspending device andextei'iding lengthwise of, and adjacent to, said plaited portion, andmeans common to said plait-forming plait-forming portions 7. A draperyhaving portions thereof folded to forni a plait, tape provided with 'ationv and extending lengthwise of said plaited portion, and meanssecuring said tape to ERNEST ii. rALxiiN-Biiiie.

position and said tape 6. A drapery having portions thereof oldportionsand to said tape for holding said in position and` said :tape in place.v

rpreliininarily applied support-engaging porl

